Surprise GOP poll result: 70% of the GOP not affected by Palin resignation would vote her for Pres.

[grantcart]

Palin remains a high choice in the Republican Party according to Gallup.

Given her resignation and strange announcement you would have expected some rational response from the adults in the Republican Party. Evidently there aren't many.

The other thing that it shows is that Palin and her advisors know their prime audience. She will be able to become a professional gadfly and make millions becoming the darling of nuts in the Republican Party.

Poll: Palin decision doesn't change minds

WASHINGTON (CNN) — It was a stunning announcement that caught many across the country completely by surprise.

Now, four days after Sarah Palin announced that she will step down later this month as governor of Alaska, a new national poll by USA Today/Gallup indicates that seven in 10 Americans say Palin's decision had no affect on their opinion of her.

The survey also suggests a wide partisan split over whether respondents would likely vote for Palin if she decides to run for the White House in 2012. More than seven in 10 Republicans said they would be likely to vote for Palin for the presidency. That number drops to 34 percent among independents and to 17 percent among Democrats.

"Many Americans have deeply-held opinions about Palin as a result of the national campaign in 2008," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Assuming Palin decides to run for the White House in 2012, public opinion is less likely to be affected by her resignation, and more likely to be swayed by what she does once she leaves office."

The USA Today/Gallup poll was conducted Monday, three days after Palin announced that she would resign as governor, with 1,000 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

Here is the report from Gallup.

The results show that the Republicans are increasingly isolated: While 70% of Republicans are likely to vote for her only 19% of the entire country are likely to. And who are the 17% of Democrats that are likely Palin voters.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/121514/Americans-Political-Future-Palin.aspx

[Laelth]

1. As we suspected ...

The Republican base is certifiably insane.

:crazy:

:dem:

-Laelth

[grantcart]

3. Yup that's a lot of certificates too

[auburngrad82]

25. Awesome news!

If she runs as an Independent, as has been rumoured, she'll singlehandedly ruin any shot the GOP has of winning back the White House.

Run, Palin, Run!

[Thrill]

2. Its not likely any Republican will be able to beat her

in a primary. Its clear the far right, meaning the big money wigs are in love with her.

Having said that what does it say about our country that any one that isn't a Republican would even consider her??

[Andy823]

4. Yep,

She could become the "female Rush Limbaugh", with the same kind of "idiots" listening as he has, what a life to look forward to!

The one thing that I think is a given, is that no matter who they run on the republican ticket, no matter now stupid they are, or how much some of them may not like the nominee, the vast majority of republicans will simply go down the line on the ballot and mark every single "R" on the ballot, that's just how well they have been brainwashed!

:evilgrin:

[crim son]

5. This isn't even mildly surprising.

Those fools scare the hell out of me.

[kestrel91316]

6. Go ahead and nominate her to run against The Professor.

He'll give her a REAL schooling.

[fugop]

7. Not buying it

Sorry, any poll that suggests 6 percent of Dems are very likely to vote for Palin in 2012, with 11 percent somewhat likely, is highly suspect to me as far as methodology. WHo are those people lying about being Dems? Because seriously? I just ain't buying that shit.

[Xipe Totec]

8. Population bias

did you know that 100% of people who consider themselves Sarah Palin supporters said they would vote for her as president?

And that support cuts across party lines.

On the other hand, 100% of people who hate Sara Palin's guts said they would not vote for her for any office.

That also cut across party lines.


Bottom line, if you bias the population, you make the statistics meaningless.

[Cha]

9. Yeah, I know they're fooking stupid..

The limpdick faction.

[napi21]

10. I'd like to hear what exactly they think a POTUS should be able to do.

There are so many facets to being a POTUS. Yes there are lots of advisors but it's the Prez who is responsible for making the final decision. International diplomacy, wars, the military, every domnestic problem.... I didn't believe Shrub had the capability of handling it all (and I was right), byt Sarah is even less capable. I guess I can understand why the single issue voters against abortion want her, but even they don't realize that a Prez doesn't have the power to OT a SCOTUS ruling. Do they not think at all?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

19. Brother, I didn't think anybody would make Shrub look halfway decent

But the proof is in the fruitcake Palin. Trying to describe my thoughts about her seem difficult at best, particularly after last week's braindead *press conference* It gave me bad memories of the VP *debate* she had with Biden last year only 10X worse. She would be SO out of her league the way she apparently thinks and acts. Can anybody imagine her giving an intelligent and coherent speech like one given by Obama, Clinton (either), Gore, Kerry, et. al? I just can't understand what her appeal would be other than "eye candy". It's positively horrifying thinking about how close she came to being the second most powerful person on the planet.
:scared:

[jazzjunkysue]

11. 70% of the GOP think the earth is flat, humans lived with dinosaurs, and the sun revolves around the

earth.

They think Mary didn't do the nasty with Joseph, Noah got all of the animals on the planet onto one boat, and Lindsey Graham is heterosexual.

Do I have to go on?

They think George Bush is honest, smart and moral, and that he wasn't AWOL because they started drug testing that day in the Alabama air guard. he was just out tekkin' ker of his momma.

[Cant trust em]

12. I hope to god that she winds up running.

She doesn't know how to stay positive. It will be a beautiful bruising primary.

[falcon97]

13. To be fair....

the last question is loaded. Asking a Republican, "are you likely to vote for Sarah Palin for President" would lead to an overwhelming response of very or somewhat....if no other choices are given. If the question involved 'which of the following candidates would you support' or something along those lines, then the result might be different.

I say might be different, because the Republicans have been whittled down to the dimmest of the dim bulbs in this country.

[R. P. McMurphy]

14. not surprising to me

I live in uber-red East Tennessee. She's "one of the people" and "a good person."

It amazes me that people self-identify with morons.

[Efilroft Sul]

15. Palin's career is starting to mirror the main character in "Duck for President."

A wonderful children's book, it tells how Duck gets himself elected to lead the farm, then he resigns to become governor, and then he resigns that executive post to become President. He later quits that job, too.

Palin quit the Wasilla City Council to run for mayor. She later resigned from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and now she's leaving the governorship. Sarah Palin is a serial quitter, and she's the best the GOP has as the face of the party.

Ba-da-ba-ba-baaaa: I'm lovin' it!

[MrSlayer]

16. 17% of Democrats are somewhat likely to vote for her.

And 43% overall. That's fucked up.

[orwell]

22. I believe it...

...some of 'em post on DU.

[Drunken Irishman]

She's cooked.

When 41% of the country are already not voting for you and 13% are leaning toward not voting for you, you're gonna lose.

Granted, my math is horrible but 41+13 = 54.

Which is what I'd expect Pres. Obama's reelection number to be in 2012.

54-43.

:bounce:

[nevergiveup]

17. Sarah is as dumb as a sack of rocks

40% of the American people are as dumb as a sack of rocks. As of today 43% of the American people would likely vote for her for president in 2012. No surprises here.

[Rambis]

29. My Fave "dumb as a bag of hair"

:toast:

[zulchzulu]

18. The Party Of No... Responsibility, Work Ethic, Answers, Credibility... n/t

[rufus dog]

20. I have officially crossed the line - I am prejudiced

From this point forward when someone tells me they are a republican I will think they are bat shit fucking crazy... And will be correct 70% of the time.

[TheKentuckian]

21. 28% of Democrats even letting the idea cross their mind

with 17% at least somewhat likely is the scary part.

Most of those remaining in the Republican Party are batshit on crack and blindfolded. A Democrat voting for this vapid extremist is a few thousand miles on the wrong side of fucktarded.

[davidpdx]

23. They also should have put the question in there

Do you have a brain?

95% said, "No, the GOP thinks for me I don't have to use a brain."

[pdxmom]

24. We also have polls out there that show that only 20% of the country

identify themselves as Republicans. So this poll has got to be flawed in the balance between Dem, Ind., and Repub.

And the fact that this poll was taken on a Monday after a holiday weekend? How many people actually are caught up on the news about Palin? I have no faith in these numbers.

[krawhitham]

26. 70% of 25%

more power to her

[Blue_In_AK]

27. These people are so clueless.

Sarah loves to run, but she hates to work. She has left every public position she has held early. If she wants to be a party fundraiser or whatever, more power to her, but she has NOTHING to offer as far as actual governing. Alaskans learned that the hard way.

[Jakes Progress]

28. Their media told them she was a goddess.

She could shoot babies from a helicopter, blow up a church, steal from widows, use orphans for organ harvest, and then have sex with rush limbo on a live Fox special.

The dim bulbs who voted for her last time would do so again. They are hypocrites and more stupid than we can possibly imagine.

[DCBob]

30. As long as she keeps winking and spouting platitudes about God, guns, babies, troops, etc....

she can get away with anything with these clueless simple-minded Republicans.